Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-08-05

was taken regarding its acceptance or rejec-
ton. An effort will probably be made to have
Mr. Plummer raise his offer to 20 cents on a
dollar.
ARoosTooK.
T. n. Erwin, of Presque Isle. sprained his
ankle very badly while on piscatorial trip
recently letter from him to friend in
Pressure Isle village, states that he will not be
able 10 use his foot for several weeks. Mr..
Erwin is one of the most successful merchants
in the county, and his accident is an unfor-
tunate one.
The Thomson Houston Electric Light Co,
of Houlton, started up their lights Monday
night, August l, and with few exceptions the
lights gave good satisfaction. The few that
did not work we'll have been replaced with
others, and no doubt all will work to the sat
isfaction of customers Nearly two-thirds of
the dynamos' light capacity have already been
taken by the merchants, and if the demand
continues another dynamo will have to be
ordered.
Two small boys, children of Mr. Mott and
Leonard Irving, were drowned near the boat
house, Woodstock, Tuesday morning while in
bathing. The bodies were soon recovered.
HANCOCK.
One of the great events at Bar Harbor will
be the opening of the club house, which has
just been built at an actual cost of over $50.
o00 Today August 3, is ladies' day.
The rooms of the club will all be open and
and the reception will take place
from to 10 P. NJ. Charles T. Howe
of Boston is president, and DR.. Robert Amory
of Boston, secretary. The club numbers
250 gentlemen from New York, Boston and
Maine. Senator Hale of Maine Is one of the
charter members.
The Lighthouse Board gives notice that on
or about August l, 1887, a fog bell struck by
machinery will be established in the bell
tower recently erected at Egg Rock Light
Station, Frenchman's Bay, Maine. During
thick and foggy weather this bell will be
sounded, giving two blows in quick success
sion, at intervals of twenty seconds; also |
that on or about the same date the fog bell |
struck by machinery will be established in |
the bell tower recently erected at Bear Island
Light Station, Maine. During thick and
foggy weather this bell will be sounded, Civ
ing one blow at Intervals of fifteen seconds. |
Bar Harbor boasts of a seventy five thou
sand dollar washwoman. Her house and lot
are now estimated at that price but she can
not be induced to sell and continues to scrub |
and polish she did before the rise ia her |
fortunes, the only change being she has more
to do now than then 1t is not recorded that |
her collars are more shining or her handker- |
chiefs whittier than they were before she was |
a capitalist, nor that the work is less satistac-
toriiy done.
PENoBsCoT.
Owners of the "Big Meadows" on which !
workmen had been using moving machines
and horse rakes before the big rain storms, |
were astonlshed after the storm was over to |
find their fields of grass suddenly changed to |
lake with their moving machines wholly |
out of sight and only the top Of the wheel and
seat of the rake above water.
The Bangor Wing of Thursday morning
reports Last night shortly after midnight
Officer Allen discerned a man sneaklng along |
by the Bangor House, near the Union street
entrance, having something under his arm |
The hour and his actions being suspicious.
Officer Allen followed him across Union Park
and stopped him. In answer to questions
the man claimed that he had some goods |
which he was trying to pawn to get money TO
buy rum, and that the goods were his. The
offi"er to- him back 10 the Bangor House
vii Tt ne examined the property and it proved
to be nice Blanket and bed spread, both
bearing :hs name OF F 0. Besl The win
dow of sample room No 10, on the lower
floor, was found open, and it was from this
room that the things were stolen. On the
floor was found the greater part OF the stem
Of 4 L ID pipe the remaining being in the
mans vest pocket. He gave his name as
James c. Price, aud said he was sailor and
belonged in ST. John. He was locked up in
the station house.
SAGADAHoC.
man named Grant, emplaved III the
boiler department. Of the Goss Marine Iron
Works Bath While acting g. ppacemsker
dar or two ago, had the little finger of his
left hsnd bitten off by drunken man who
was having knock down fight with another
In the same condition.
The Drummond Pond Ice Works It Phips-
burg Center was sold at public auction
Wednesday afternoon, at three O'Clock at the
Office OF Sheriff Ballou to Charles l.. Marston
of Yarmouth. for $1,000. The sale does not
include all the fowags or the boiler and
engines.
SOMERSET.
A correspondent to the CONNIE rcial writes
Vandalism, that is the word which describes
the work of the cowardiv poltroon who Cir
died row OF maple trees planted by O. II.
Judkns about five years since on the line of
highway approaching Newport village. Last
Saturday morning. July 80, thirteen of these
trees were found with the bark completely
Cut tutOuSu, 80 ttiht lutN Cdlubt possibly I'VE.
We can understand how a thief might steal
another mans money, his horse, or even
stack of beans from the field in the fall of the
year, but it must take much meaner man than
that to sneak out under the cover of the dark,
ness and destroy trees planted along the line
of the highway, not only for the benefit of
him who planted them, but that everybody
might receive the benefit of the shade and
admire their beauty. There is no crime
named in the decalogue that such man
would hesitate to commit if he only had the
courage Fortunately, cowardice is a pre-
dominant element in such q mans make up,
which usually prompts him to resort to such
acts of meanness as can be committed under
the cover of night
Sat, July 80, another serious accident oc-
Cured at the pulp mill in Fairfield Simon
Cole, aworkman, was severely scalded with the
chemical liquid in the same place and manner
as Others have, in attempting to unscrew
face plate on the digester which was out of
order and had been condemned. One of the
bolts stuck; Cole raped it with wrench to
loosen it, when the steam and liquid began to
escape. Cole threw up his arm and saved his
eyes, but he was fearfully burned in the face
and on one side, the flesh coming off to the
bone on the m. Cole had presence of mind
enough to jump into tank of water and pre-